Skip to Recipe I don’t know who it was that decided that apples and caramel would make a good pair, but they deserve a shrine in their memory. Since I was a kid, I have loved caramel apples, as well as any dessert that pairs caramel and apples. I had been entertaining the idea of
Commercial petit fours can be very hit or miss. In my experience, they are often too cloying. That, or they are filled with things that I don’t like (almond extract, anyone)? It’s a shame, because they are absolutely adorable. They also have to pack a lot of flavor into a small package. That was the
Skip to Recipe I had experimented with making molten puddings (AKA lava cakes) in the Instant Pot for a while. This chocolate stout molten pudding is the result of such experiments. I was not on board with making lava cakes in my electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot) when I first heard that this was a
Skip to Recipe I think that ice cream cake might be one of my favorite kinds of cake EVER. In fact, a Carvel ice cream cake remains the ONLY store bought cake that is acceptable for my birthday. For a long time, trying to recreate the magic of my favorite ice cream cake was on
Skip to Recipe Two years ago, I came up with a red velvet rum cake to make at my boss’s request. For the fun of it, I started looking into what other types of bundt cake would hold up to a generous soaking of rum syrup. I tried chocolate pound cake, but it was kind
My first year at my current job, I was amazed at the massive influx of mangoes during mango season. It was like homeowners couldn’t get rid of them fast enough. That’s how Mango Madness was born, and Mango Season every year since then has been dedicated to mango-fying anything that I can think of. Mango
Skip to Recipe Mango season is in full swing, and the creative juices are flowing! Trying to figure out what to make with mango every year is often a challenge. Often, however, an idea just pops into my head that makes me say “Why the heck didn’t I think of that before!?” That was the
Another Fourth of July, approaches. In addition to another year to celebrate our nation’s independence, it’s yet another reason to eat things that are red, white, blue, or a combination of all three. Normally, this means flag cakes or tri-color jello molds, but I am thinking out of the box this year. I’m thinking red
Skip to Recipe Lately, I have been rethinking my aversion to cooked fruit. Those of you that are close to me know that I am always complaining about mushy fruit in desserts, like apple or berries. And, those of you that only know me through this blog are probably now just realizing why this blog
Skip to recipe When I was younger, Heath bars were one of my mother’s favorite candy bars. I am pretty sure that I inherited my love of caramel from her, and chocolate covered crunchy toffee is right up her alley. She has always had an obsession with crunchy things. She likes her cookies crunchy instead